EP0929011B1 - Revêtements d'un élément de transfert comprenant des noirs de carbone mixtes - Google Patents

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EP0929011B1
EP0929011B1 EP19990100278 EP99100278A EP0929011B1 EP 0929011 B1 EP0929011 B1 EP 0929011B1 EP 19990100278 EP19990100278 EP 19990100278 EP 99100278 A EP99100278 A EP 99100278A EP 0929011 B1 EP0929011 B1 EP 0929011B1
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  • the present invention relates to a transfer member for transferring a developed image in an electrostatographic, especially xerographic apparatus, said transfer member comprising a specific fluorocarbon elastomer and a mixture of carbon blacks as resistive fillers, Additional fillers can be used in addition to the mixture of carbon
  • the transfer member has excellent electrical, chemical and mechanical properties, including resistivity tailored to a desired resistivity range and excellent conformability, and allows for high transfer efficiencies to and from intermediates even for full color images, and can be useful in both dry and liquid toner development systems.
  • a light image of an original to be copied is recorded in the form of an electrostatic latent image upon a photosensitive member and the latent image is subsequently rendered Visible by the application of electroscopic thermoplastic resin particles which are commonly referred to
  • the developed image is then transferred to a copy sheet, or attematively, Is transferred to an intermediate transfer sheet prior to transfer to a copy sheet.
  • the subsequently transferred image is permanently fused to the copy sheet by moving the copy sheet between a heated fusing member in pressure contact with a pressure member.
  • An important aspect of the transfer process in the effectrostatographic process focuses on maintaining the same pattern and intensity of electrostatic fields as on the original latent electrostatic image being reproduced to Induce transfer without causing scattering or smearing of the developer material.
  • This important and difficult criterion is satisfied by careful control of the electrostatic fields, which, by necessity, should be high enough to effect toner transfer while being low enough to not cause arcing or excessive ionization at undesired locations.
  • These electrical disturbances can create copy or print defects by inhibiting toner transfer or by inducing uncontrolled transfer which can easily cause scattering or smearing of the development materials.
  • excessively high transfer fields can result in premature toner transfer across the air gap, leading to decreased resolution or blurred images.
  • JP-A-8334995 discloses a transfer roll for use in an slectrophatographic device, said transfer roll comprising an elastic body formed by blending two fends of carbon black having different characteristics with a rubber component.
  • JP-A-9258577 discloses an image-forming device comprising a backup roll consisting of a resin molding having dispersed therein two or more kinds of conducting agents varying in Characteristics.
  • the conducting agents comprise a mixture of acetylene black and thermal black.
  • JP-A-9179420 discloses an image-forming device comprising a backup roll containing a rubber material having dispersed therein carbon black
  • the carbon black may be a mixture of acetylene black and thermal black.
  • EP-A-0609038 discloses a semiconductor roll prepared by molding and curing a silicone rubber having dispersed therein a conductive material, typically conductive carbon black.
  • the carbon black may be a mixture of acetylene black and furnace black
  • JP-A-8234544 discloses an elastic member for electrophotography comprising carbon black and graphite as a conductive filler and a thermoplastic elastomer as a binder.
  • JP-A-63311263 discloses an intermediate transfer body of an aromatic polyamide film or an aromatic polyimide film containing 5 to 20 % by weight of carbon black.
  • EP-A-0638854 discloses a method in which an electrostatic latent image on an electrostatic latent image carrier is developed in a liquid toner, and after the image, which is visualized by this development, is electrostatically transferred to an intermediate transfer element, the image on the element is further transferred to a material which receives the image.
  • the intermediate transfer element comprises an elastic conductive fluororubber layer which may be provided on a support.
  • the conductive fluororubber layer can be a layer formed from a rubber based on vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene which is made conductive by dispersing carbon black therein.
  • the carbon black may be any known carbon black with Ketien black being preferred.
  • the present invention allows for tailoring of specific and desired resistivities in order to increase transfer efficiency and to decrease the above discussed problems in inefficient transfer.
  • the present invention in embodiments, solves the above problems by providing transfer members, including bias transfer members and intermediate transfer members, which comprise a specific polymer and a mixture of carbon blacks dispersed therein.
  • transfer members including bias transfer members and intermediate transfer members, which comprise a specific polymer and a mixture of carbon blacks dispersed therein.
  • the combination of specific polymer and mixture of different carbon blacks allows for sufficient tailoring of desired resistivities.
  • the present invention provides a transfer member for transferring a developed image in an electrostatographic apparatus, said transfer member comprising a fluorocarbon elastomer and a mixture of more than one variety of carbon black having different particle geometries, resistivities, chemistries, surface areas, and/or particle sizes, wherein said fluorocarbon elastomer is terpolymer of vinylidenefluoride, hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene, or a tetrapolymer obtainable from 35 weight percent of vinylidenefluonde, 34 weight percent of hexafluoropropylene, 29 weight percent of tetrafluoroethylene and 2 weight percent of a cure site monomer.
  • the present invention further provides an apparatus for forming images on a recording medium comprising a charge-retentive surface to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon; a development component to apply toner to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image and to form a developed image on said charge retentive surface; the transfer member as defined above to transfer the developed image from said charge retentive surface to a substrate; and a fixing component.
  • Said transfer member is in the form a sheet, belt or film.
  • Said transfer member has a surface resistivity of from 10 7 to 10 13 ohms/sq.
  • Said transfer member has a hardness of from 45 to 65 Shore A.
  • Said transfer member further comprises a conductive filler dispersed therein.
  • Said conductive filler is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal carbides, Metal nitrides, Metal oxide composites, and mica.
  • Said conductive filler is selected from the group consisting of banum titanate, mica and mixtures thereof.
  • the transfer members provided herein may be useful in both dry and liquid toner systems and may be useful in color and multicolor systems.
  • the transfer members herein, in embodiments, allow for tailoring of desired resistivities.
  • a light image of an original to be copied is recorded in the form of an electrostatic latent image upon a photosensitive member and the latent image is subsequently rendered visible by the application of electroscopic thermoplastic resin particles which are commonly referred to as toner.
  • photoreceptor 10 is charged on its surface by means of a charger 12 to which a voltage has been supplied from power supply 11.
  • the photoreceptor is then imagewise exposed to light from an optical system or an image input apparatus 13, such as a laser and light emitting diode, to form an electrostatic latent image thereon.
  • the electrostatic latent image is developed by bringing a developer mixture from developer station 14 into contact therewith.
  • a dry developer mixture usually comprises carrier granules having toner particles adhering triboelectrically thereto. Toner particles are attracted from the carrier granules to the latent image forming a toner powder image thereon.
  • a liquid developer material may be employed, which includes a liquid carrier having toner particles dispersed therein. The liquid developer material is advanced into contact with the electrostatic latent image and the toner particles are deposited thereon in image configuration.
  • transfer means 15 which can be pressure transfer or electrostatic transfer.
  • the developed image can be transferred to an intermediate transfer member and subsequently transferred to a copy sheet.
  • copy sheet 16 advances to fusing station 19, depicted in Figure 1 as fusing and pressure rolls, wherein the developed image is fused to copy sheet 16 by passing copy sheet 16 between the fusing and pressure members, thereby forming a permanent image.
  • Photoreceptor 10 subsequent to transfer, advances to cleaning station 17, wherein any toner left on photoreceptor 10 is cleaned therefrom.
  • FIG. 2 depicts an embodiment of the invention wherein transfer member is a bias transfer member 4. Transfer is effected by the physical detachment and transfer over of charged particulate toner material from a first image support surface (i.e., a photoreceptor 10) into attachment with a second image support substrate (i.e., a copy sheet 16) under the influence of electrostatic force fields generated by an electrically biased member 4.
  • a first image support surface i.e., a photoreceptor
  • a second image support substrate i.e., a copy sheet 16
  • an electrostatic charge is deposited on the copy sheet 16 by, for example, a bias transfer roll 4.
  • transfer to the copy sheet 16 can be effected by spraying the charge on the back of the copy sheet 16.
  • an intermediate transfer member is especially applicable in the case of color systems and other multi-imaging systems.
  • a multi-imaging system such as that shown in Figure 3
  • more than one image is developed.
  • Each image is formed on the imaging drum 10 by image forming station 13.
  • Each of these images is then developed at developing station 14 and transferred to intermediate transfer member 20.
  • Each of the images may be formed on the photoreceptor drum 10 and developed sequentially and then transferred to the intermediate transfer member 20.
  • each image may be formed on the photoreceptor drum 10, developed, and transferred in registration to the intermediate transfer member 20.
  • the charged toner particles 3 (depicted as negative particles in Figure 3) from the developing station 14 are attracted and held by the photoreceptor drum 10 because the photoreceptor drum 10 possesses a charge 2 opposite to that of the toner particles 3.
  • These charges can be reversed, depending ori the nature of the toner and the machinery being used, in a preferred embodiment, the toner is present in a liquid developer.
  • the present invention in embodiments, is useful for dry development systems also.
  • a biased transfer member 9 (depicted as a roller in Figure 3) positioned opposite the photoreceptor drum 10 has a higher voltage than the surface of the photoreceptor drum 10.
  • the bias transfer member is depicted as a roller, it is understood that the bias transfer member can take other forms such as a film, belt, or the like.
  • Biased transfer member 9 charges the backside 6 of intermediate transfer member 20 with a positive charge 1.
  • a corona or any other charging mechanism may be used to charge the backside 6 of the intermediate transfer member 20.
  • the negatively charged toner particles 3 are attracted to the front side 5 of the intermediate transfer member 20 by the positive charge 1 on the backside 6 of the intermediate transfer member 20.
  • the transfer members of the present invention can be of several different configurations.
  • the transfer member can take the form of a roll, film, sheet, belt or other suitable configuration.
  • the transfer member can have several configurations, such as a single layer configuration.
  • the polymer may comprise the entire film, sheet, or belt
  • the film, sheet, or bel may comprise a substrate, and thereover, the fluorocarbon elastomer comprising said mixture of carbon blacks.
  • the fluorocarbon elastomer/mixed carbon black layer can comprise any one of, more than one of, or all of the layers of the transfer member.
  • the roll core may comprise the substrate.
  • the fluorocarbon elastomer/mixed carbon black coating will be bonded to the substrate.
  • Carbon black systems can be established to make polymers conductive. According to the present invention, this is accomplished by using more than one variety of carbon black, which means using carbon blacks with different particle geometries, carbon blacks with different resistivities, carbon blacks with different chemistries, carbon blacks with different surface areas, and/or carbon blacks with different particle sizes
  • a mixture of carbon blacks comprising more than one, and preferably from 2 to 5 different varieties of carbon blacks, is dispersed in the fluorocarbon elastomer coating of the transfer member.
  • An example of using more than one variety of carbon black, each having at least one different characteristic from the other carbon black includes mixing a high structured black like VULCAN® XC72 having steep resistivity slope, with a low structure carbon black such as REGAL 250R® having lower resistivities at increased filler loadings.
  • the desired state is a combination of the two varieties of carbon black which yields a balanced controlled conductivity at relatively low levels of filler loading. This enables improved mechanical properties.
  • Another preferred mixture of carbon black comprises a carbon black having a particle shape of a sphere, flake, platelet, fiber, whisker, or rectangular used in combination with a carbon black with a different particle shape, to obtain optimum filler packing and thus optimum conductivities.
  • a carbon black having a spherical shape can be used with a carbon black having a platelet shape.
  • a mixed ratio of carbon black fibers to spheres of approximately 3:1 is used.
  • combinations of resistivities can be used to yield a shallow resistivity change with filler loading.
  • a carbon black having a resistivity of 10 -1 to 10 3 ohms-cm, and preferably a resistivity of 10 -1 to 10 2 ohms-cm can be used in combination with a carbon black having a resistivity of from 10 3 to 10 7 ohms-cm.
  • the filler particle size, shape, resistivity, and dielectric constant are selected and formulated to obtain the optimum packing factor for the final fluorocarbon elestomer/filler material function.
  • Use of high oil absorption carbon blacks such as VULCAN® XC72 and KETJEN BLACK® which yield conductive polymer formulations with low filler loadings, provide conductivities which are hard to control during mixing, fabricating and cycling. At low loadings of filters, these carbon blacks increase conductivity, modulus and compound viscosity.
  • the spherical carbon blacks such as THERMAL BLACK® and REGAL 254R® are spherical particles with low oil absorption that require high loadings of filler to obtain the conductivity required.
  • high surface area carbon blacks exhibiting high iodine or high oil absorption numbers are suitable for use with low spherical carbon blacks which yield low iodine or low oil absorption numbers (i.e., absorption numbers of from 10 to 50 m11100g, preferably from 30 to 46 cc/100g).
  • high surface area carbon blacks with low spherical carbon blacks include use of high surface area carbon blacks such as VULCAN® XC72 and KETJEN BLACK® (absorption numbers of from 174 to 192 cc/100g) can be used in combination with THERMAL BLACK® and REGAL 250R® (absorption numbers of from 10 to 46 cc/100g) which are low spherical carbon blacks.
  • the oil and iodine absorption numbers can be measured using typical ASTM particle absorption techniques. These are the types of blacks that are desired for combined filler systems.
  • KETJEN BLACK® is used in combination with THERMAL BLACK® .
  • VULCAN® XC72 is used in combination with REGAL 250R® .
  • Another factor governing the packing factor in a mixed system is the length to diameter ratio (L/D) and the ratios of the diameters of the particles.
  • a preferred mixed carbon black system would be KETJEN BLACK® fibers with a L/D ratio of 10 and spherical THERMAL BLACK® with a sub micron particle size (.5u) and a L/D of 20.
  • the maximum packing is approached when the ratio of diameters of the two fillers becomes large.
  • a minimum packing factor for this system can be obtained for the above system with the diameter ratios being 3.
  • an amount of from 5 to 80, and preferably from 25 to 75 percent by weight of total carbon black filler of high! surface area or high oil absorption carbon blacks is used in combination with from 95 to 20, and preferably from 75 to 25 percent by weight of total carbon black filler of low spherical or low oil absorption carbon blacks.
  • suitable carbon blacks and graphite include those commercially available from Southeastern Graphite of Burnet, Texas; KETJEN BLACK® from ARMAK Corp; VULCAN® XC72, VULCAN® XC72, BLACK PEARLS 2000, and REGAL® 250R available from Cabot Corporation Special Blacks Division; THERMAL BLACK® from RT Van Derbilt, Inc.; Shawinigan Acetylene Blacks available from Chevron Chemical Company; fumace blacks; ENSACO® Carbon Blacks and THERMAX Carbon Blacks available from R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc.; and GRAPHITE 56-55 (10 ⁇ m (microns), 10 -1 ohm-cm).
  • the fluorocarbon elastomer used in the present invention may be selected from terpolymers of vinylidenefluoride, hexafluoropropylene, and tetrafluoroethylene known commercially as VITON B® .
  • VITON B® is a trademark of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company.
  • the fluoraelastomer may be a tetrapolymer such as VITON GF® , available from E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
  • VITON GF® has 35 weight percent of vinyiidenefluoride. 34 weight percent of hexafluoropropylene and 29 weight percent of tetrafluoroethylene with 2 weight percent cure site monomer.
  • the cure site monomer can be those available from DuPont such as 4-bromoperfluorobutene-1, 1,1-dihydro-4-bromoperfluorobutene-1,3-bromaperfluoropropene-1,1,1-dihydro-3-bromoperfluoropropene-1, or any other suitable, known, commercially available cure site monomer.
  • the thickness of the coating is from 1.3 to 2540 ⁇ m (0.05 to 100 mils), preferably from 12.7 to 1270 ⁇ m (0.5 to 50 mils), and particularly preferred from 25.4 to 635 ⁇ m (1 to 25 mils).
  • the transfer member may comprise a substrate, and thereover, a coating.
  • the substrate has a thickness of from 12.7 to 127 ⁇ m (0.5 to 5 mils), and the coating on a substrate has a thickness of from 0.25 to 1016 ⁇ m (0.01 to 40 mils), preferably from 12.7 to 635 ⁇ m (0.5 to 25 mils).
  • the transfer member may also include one or more, and preferably from 1 to 5 intermediate layers, induding adhesive layers.
  • Optional intermediate adhesive layers and/or polymer layers may be applied to achieve desired properties and performance objectives of the transfer member.
  • An adhesive intermediate layer may be selected from, for example, epoxy resins and polysiloxanes.
  • Preferred adhesives are proprietary materials such as THIXON 403/404, Union Carbide A-1100, Dow TACTIX 740, Dow TACTIX 741, and Dow TACTIX 742.
  • a particularly preferred curative for the aforementioned adhesives is Dow H41.
  • Preferred adhesive(s) for silicone adhesion is A4040 silane available from Dow Coming Corp., Midland, MI, 48686, equivalent adhesive/primers are D.C.
  • the fluorocarbon elastomer is present in the coating in an amount of from 40 to 95 percent by weight of total solids, and preferably from 60 to 80 percent by weight of total solids.
  • the filler carbon black mixture is preferably present in a total amount of from 60 to 5, and preferably from 40 to 20 percent by weight of total solids.
  • Total solids as used herein refers to the total amount by weight of fluorocarbon elastomer, solvent, total carbon black fillers, optional metal fillers, and optional additives.
  • fillers in addition to carbon blacks, can be added to the fluorocarbon elastomer and dispersed therein.
  • Suitable fillers include metal oxides such as magnesium oxide, tin oxide, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, barium oxide, barium titanate, beryllium oxide, thorium oxide, silicon oxide and titanium dioxide; nitrides such as silicon nitride, and boron nitride; carbides such as titanium carbide, tungsten carbide, boron carbide, and silicon carbide; and composite metal oxides such as Zircon (ZrO 2 •Al 2 O 3 ), Spinel (MgO•Al 2 O 3 ), Mullite (3Al 2 O 3 •2SiO 2 ), and Sillimanite (Al 2 O 3 •SiO 2 ); mica; and combinations thereof.
  • Optional fillers are present in the fluorocarbon elastomer/mixed carbon black coating in an amount of from 20 to 75 percent by weight of
  • the resistivity of the coating layer be from 10 7 to 10 13 ohms/sq, preferably from 10 9 to 10 12 ohms/sq, and particularly preferred 10 9 to 10 10 ohms/sq.
  • the hardness of the fluorocarbon alastomer/carbon black mixture coating is preferably less than 85 Shore A, more preferably from 45 to 65 Shore A, and particularly preferred from 50 to 60 Shore A.
  • the circumference of the component in a film or belt configuration with 1 to 5 or more layers is from 20.3 to 381 cm (8 to 150 inches), preferably from 25.4 to 127 cm (10 to 50 inches), and particularly preferred from 38 to 112 cm (15 to 44 inches).
  • the width of the film or belt is from 20.3 to 152.4 cm (8 to 60 inches), preferably from 30.5 to 152.4 cm (12 to 60 inches), and particularly preferred from 38.1 to 137.2 cm (15 to 54 inches).
  • the belt be an endless, seamed flexible belt or a seamed flexible belt, which may or may not include puzzle cut seam(s). Examples of such belts are described in U.S. Patent Numbers 5,487,707; 5,514,436; and U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/297,203 filed August 29, 1994.
  • a method for manufacturing reinforced seamless belts is set forth in U.S. Patent 5,409,557.
  • the layer or layers may be deposited on a substrate via a well-known coating processes.
  • Known methods for forming outer layer(s) on a substrate film such as dipping, spraying such as by multiple spray applications of very thin films, casting, flow-coating, web-coating, roll-coating, extrusion, molding, or the like can be used. It is preferred to deposit the layers by continuous coating such as by multiple spray applications of very thin films, by web coating or by flow-coating.
  • electrostatographic copying process described herein is well known and is commonly used for light lens copying of an original document.
  • Analogous processes also exist in other electrostatographic printing applications such as, for example, digital laser printing where a latent image is formed on the photoconductive surface via a modulated laser beam, or ionographic printing and reproduction where charge is deposited on a charge retentive surface in response to electronically generated or stored images.
  • the transfer members are useful in all such applications.
  • Figure 4 a graph of weight percent of filler versus resistivity (ohm-cm), demonstrates that high structured blacks like VULCAN® XC72 have steep resistivity slopes and that REGAL 250R® , a low structure black has lower resistivities at increased filler loadings.
  • the desired state is a combination of the two particles which yields a balanced controlled conductivity at medium levels of filler loading, This enables improved mechanical properties.
  • Figure 4 also demonstrates that higher loadings-af mica and barium fitanate used in the formulation do not change the resistivity. This enables formulations for high dielectric strength and high dielectric constant to be compounded without changing resistivity.
  • a coating dispersion can be made by mixing KETJEN BLACK® (a high structure carbon black) and THERMAL BLACK® (a low structure carbon black).
  • KETJEN BLACK® a high structure carbon black
  • THERMAL BLACK® a low structure carbon black
  • a mix ratio of 75% KETJEN BLACK® and 25% THERMAL BLACK® is estimated to yield a balanced formulation.
  • a mixed carbon black system can be formulated into a urethane such as TERATHANE® 650 and the electrical properties described in Figure 5 are estimated to result.
  • Figure 5 is a graph of weight percent of filler versus resistivity (ohms-cm) for CARBON BLACK 250R® or THERMAL BLACK® , CARBON BLACK XC-72® or KETJEN BLACK® , and a combination of THERMAL BLACK® and KETJEN BLACK® . It is clear from the graph that a mixed system containing THERMAL BLACK® and KETJEN BLACK® is estimated to result in a controlled conductivity within a desired range.

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  1. Elément de transfert pour transférer une image développée dans un appareil électrostatographique, ledit élément de transfert comprenant un élastomère fluorocarboné et un mélange de plus d'un type de noir de carbone ayant des géométries de particule, des résistivités, des chimies, des surfaces spécifiques et/ou des tailles de particule différentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit élastomère fluorocarboné est un terpolymère de fluorure de vinylidène, d'hexafluoropropylène et de tétrafluoroéthylène, ou un tétrapolymère susceptible d'être obtenu à partir de 35 pour cent en poids de fluorure de vinylidène, de 34 pour cent en poids d'hexafluoropropylène, de 29 pour cent en poids de tétrafluoroéthylène et de 2 pour cent en poids d'un monomère à sites de durcissement.
  2. Elément de transfert selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit mélange de noirs de carbone comprend un premier noir de carbone ayant une résistivité superficielle de 10-1 à 103 ohms-cm et un deuxième noir de carbone ayant une résistivité superficielle de 103 à 107 ohms-cm.
  3. Elément de transfert selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit mélange de noirs de carbone comprend un premier noir de carbone ayant un indice d'absorption d'huile de 72 à 350 ml/100 g et un deuxième noir de carbone ayant un indice d'absorption d'huile de 10 à 50 ml/100 g.
  4. Elément de transfert selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel ledit élément de transfert comprend un substrat et, par dessus, un revêtement comprenant l'élastomère fluorocarboné et le mélange de plus d'un type de noir de carbone.
  5. Appareil de formation d'images sur un support d'enregistrement comprenant :
    une surface de rétention de charges destinée à recevoir une image latente électrostatique ;
    un composant de développement destiné à appliquer du toner sur ladite surface de rétention de charges pour développer ladite image latente électrostatique et pour former une image développée sur ladite surface de rétention de charges ;
    l'élément de transfert selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, destiné à transférer l'image développée depuis ladite surface de rétention de charges sur un substrat ;
    et un composant de fixage.
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